毛毛虫能吃塑料袋或成解决塑料污染关键_时事

However, caterpillars of the moth (Galleria mellonella) can make holes in a plastic bag in under an hour.

然而，蜡螟一个小时内就可在塑料袋上弄出一个洞。

Dr Paolo Bombelli is a biochemist at the University of Cambridge and one of the researchers on the study.

剑桥大学生物化学家保罗•邦贝利博士是参与该研究的研究员之一。

"The caterpillar will be the starting point," he told BBC News.

他告诉BBC：“蜡螟将成为一个突破口。”

"We need to understand the details under which this process operates.

“我们需要了解这一过程背后的运作细节。”

"We hope to provide the technical solution for minimising the problem of plastic waste."

“我们希望为最大限度减少塑料污染提供技术解决方案。”

Dr Bombelli and colleague Federica Bertocchini of the Spanish National Research Council have patented the discovery.

邦贝利和他的同事——西班牙国家研究委员会的费德里卡•贝尔托基尼已经给这项发现申请了专利。

They want to speed up the process of discovering the chemical secrets behind the natural degradation of plastic.

他们希望加紧找出蜡螟自然降解塑料背后的化学原理。

They think microbes in the caterpillar - as well as the insect itself - might play a role in breaking down plastic.

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